DIY silicone mold

想找个特别或100%称心如意的模子，真的不是件容易的事。但今天在网上找到了这玩意儿:
Silicone Plastique Food Grade Silicone Mold Putty 来个独一无二的设计绝对不是难事!价钱也不会太贵,就跟店里买一个一样,只是多了自制的步骤。但应该会好好玩:)

现代坐月子の饮食须知

原著:xrj75@天涯社区

月子里产妇需要大量营养，以补充在孕期和分娩时消耗的能量，但在产后一两天最好吃些清淡且易消化的食物，以后逐渐增加含有丰富蛋白质、碳水化合物以及适量脂肪的食物。每日包括主食500克（馒头、面包、面条、米饭）；肉类或鱼类150~200克；鸡蛋3~5个；豆制品100克（豆腐、腐竹、豆腐皮等）；豆汁或牛奶250~500克；新鲜蔬菜500克（菠菜、白菜、芹菜、萝卜、菜花 、油菜、芸豆、黄瓜等）；饭后半小时吃1~2个水果（苹果、橘子、香蕉、梨等）。

饮食要多样化，要注意粗细、荤素搭配。菜肴以汤菜为主，每餐都要有一个汤（鸡汤、鱼汤、菜汤、稀饭等）。饭菜既不过甜，也不过咸。夏天水果洗净去皮即可食用，不需要加温；但刚从冰箱中取出的水果，应放在室内过一会再吃；北方冬季寒冷，可将水果放入温水中浸泡半小时再吃。

月子里忌口，在民间甚为流行。特别是产妇的婆母或奶奶，往往是不让吃这，不让吃那，有的地方至今流传着月子里除了吃小米粥和鸡蛋以外，其他什么都忌。这种忌口的习俗是不科学的。这是因为坐月子期间需要大量的营养，一是用来补充怀孕和分娩时身体的大量消耗，二是要产生大量的乳汁来哺喂宝宝。若忌口太多，饮食过于单调，就满足不了以上两种需要。所以说月子里五谷杂粮、鸡鱼肉蛋、新鲜蔬菜和各种水果都可以吃，并且要比平常多吃一些，才能保证产妇自身和婴儿的需要。

是不是月子里的产妇什么都能吃，不需要任何忌口了呢？不是的。月子里应当忌食什么，怎样忌口呢？

1 忌食辛辣

韭菜、蒜薹、辣椒、胡椒、茴香、酒等食物与饮品性味辛辣，温燥，过食可使产妇内热上火，口舌生疮，大便秘结或痔疮发作，婴儿吃奶后会引起口腔炎，流口水等毛病。所以，以上辛辣之品作为调料是可以的，但不能多吃。

2 忌吃冷饭

有的产妇喜欢吃冷饭是不科学的。因为冷饭易损伤脾胃，影响消化功能，造成腹泻。中医认为“热行寒滞”，生冷之物易致淤血滞留，而引起产后腹痛、恶露不行等疾病。

3 忌食麦乳精

有的家庭认为麦乳精是补品，给产妇大量饮用，结果越喝麦乳精，越没有奶哺喂婴儿，这是为什么呢？因为麦乳精的主要原料麦芽糖和麦芽酚都是从麦芽中提取的，而麦芽是中医退奶的主要药物，所以坐月子期间不能饮用麦乳精。

4 忌饮茶

产妇在喂奶期间忌饮茶，这是因为茶内的咖啡因可通过乳汁进行婴儿腹中，引起婴儿肠痉挛。常饮茶的产妇哺育的宝宝经常无缘无故地啼哭，就是这个道理。

除了营养补充和禁口外，从健康角度还应考虑：

防止雀斑

多食用维生素C类水果，如柠檬、葡萄、柚子猕猴桃等。为保养肝功能，请多多休息。

防止脱发

除了多吃牛奶、鸡蛋、豆制品外，还应多吃核桃、花生及海藻类食品。

防止皮肤粗糙

多补充水分和富含维生素A的食物，如鳝鱼、鸡蛋黄、奶油、动物肝脏、绿色蔬菜等。

满意的一天

今天终于找到了我找了很久的数个食谱！
1) 花生貢糖

2) 鳕鱼香丝的配方

取自  http://bbs.foodmate.net/thread-357750-1-1.html

还欠橄榄菜的腌制法还没找到(-_-)"

意外收获:
1. 鱈魚香薯絲
2.公主教室
3.有DIY yogurt食谱的交流站

Colorstrology

I learnt about something interesting today. It is about COLORSTROLOGY by Michele Bernhardt.

"It is important to understand that your birth color and your favorite color may or may not be one in the same. Your birth color is designed to honor the real you. Based on both metaphysical properties and from a spiritual point of view, the intention of this color is to balance all the different parts of who you are. A favourite color can change and often does as you grow and evolve. It can be influenced by outside stimuli and opinion. Your birth color is a constant." -- by Michele Bernhardt.

It is cool, right? If you are curious and interested as well, find out here :)

Forgive and forget

The incident reminds me of several histories that I would like to forget and forgive but so sorry... I can't!

23 April 2011 -- Yesterday, a colleague and I was discuss about this issue again. She said, "People did something evil to me I'll forgive them but I just can't get back to the relationship like before. Why will I trying to stay away from them?"

Well, as a listener, I commented, "Belum maafkan lagi la tu~"

She defended heself, "No! Normally immediately after the incident I already forgive them. But I just need to always remind myself to be careful with these people, make sure I wont fall into their traps anymore. But sometimes I do feeling disgusting when I see them?"

Hmm... from the perspective of a listener, I shared, "It is so obvious from your words, you haven't forgive them. Or should I say... bak kata pepatah, you forgive but you do not forget?"

 

Then, she diagnosed, "Actually, the phrase should be forgive and forget. When somebody says he/she forgive but not forget meaning belum maafkan lagi lah sebenarnya."

 

After a long silent, she finally realised and said, "Yes, may be you are right.... but what should I do? I really want to forgive them and get back to the relationship like before... ... Macam mane nie?"

 

LOL~ the scenario sounds familiar? This is life and how complicated our mind and heart are :D They just always conflict with each other...

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各类字形免费下载网站：
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-开心快乐

* 今天从FB上看到Sylvia加了+10 filter的macro照。果然比之前好多了！Hmm... 成为我的猎物之一了~

奶油盐烧

今天看《好吃! HoChiak!》介绍一间在Hartamas的韩日烧烤(店主解说为带到日本的韩国烧烤)店。觉得满特别。尤其是奶油盐烧。有机会一定要做做看!

做法:
1. Salmon鱼柳及scallops用盐及胡椒粉抓一抓。
2. 加入奶油用锡箔纸包好，烧4-5分钟。
3. 带锡箔纸鼓起后，打开浇上几滴柠檬汁，沾上酱料吃。

酱料: mirin, sake, apple and lemon juice + 芝麻

* 另有厚牛肉片沾上此酱料做BBQ，好像好好吃~

New Year... HUAT a~

Wanted to make this 发糕 for a long time already. Finally get into it. Today, I use this recipe. Just to finish off the flour bought months ago. At the same time, the description by the author "这个食谱做出来的发糕是很松软的，不似外面卖的硬硬的" really attracts me. I used 100% tangerin(卢柑 ) juice as substitute of water to give the colour and flavour. They turn out in surprisingly nice golden colour but later turn into golden brown due to oxydization. I feel it is too moist and a bit hard when touched. Not fluffy as imagined. The texture just like my Silly Coffee Moist Cake. The Huat Kweh does not smell very nice. Just strong smell of flour. About the taste... I have not try it. Will descript it after I have tasted on 4th Feb 2011.
The dough should be rather sticky. I thought it should be watery and runny. LOL~ It makes 4 big ones....

OMG! It is super duper sweet! May be I used the tangerin juice. It is sweet and I still add in sugar. However, some feel it is ok and nice but I don't really like it.

These and this would be some more original Huat Kweh recipes that I am going to try.

Silly Steamed Coffee Moist Cake

This is my first ever post about cooking experience. When I have decided to make a "steamed chocolate moist cake" I found a few recipes from the internet. Finally, I came out with my own modified recipe and tried it out just now. I took about 2 hours from preparation to fill up my tummy :D It taste soft and a bit too oily. Athough it doesn't taste like chocolate moist cake, neither its texture. The smell of peanut is too strong. However, it is overall quite satisfying.

The Ingredients:

My Recipe:
The mixture does not give any coffee fragrant. Thus, I have decided to add in the chocolate chips that I bought 2 months ago during clearance sale. It turned out into something that I really love :) Moccha flavour? Lol~
Remarks:
1. I used peanut cooking oil in my kitchen.
2. Egg used in this experiment is a Grade B egg.
3. I used the leftover HL milk in my freezer.
4. I used Anchor brand flour, got handy from my freezer.
5. I was lazy to do my shopping. Thus, I just used the 3 in 1 premixed Nescafe coffee powder in the kitchen. I actually used more than 30 grams but it does not give much flavour.
6. I could not find my baking powder so I used soda bicarbonate. If you have both, can add both.
* It did not expand much after steam. So, I think can fill the container to nearly full instead of half.

Step by step:
How would I improve it?
- use butter or margerine instead of peanut cooking oil
- strengthen the flavour (use cocoa powder or cooking chocolate or add some vanilla essence)
- use cake flour instead of common flour
* try to steam one without covering with aluminium foil

Baking Ideas & Needs

Ideas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTR_cuOatQ&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_RTP8SZ0Yk&feature=channel (Gummy Rose)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzrhfc8X2U&NR=1 (Creamy Sunflower&Ladybird)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqzVWKJr_hI&feature=related (Dinosaur using template)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dYGYMMW29g&feature=channel (Easy Caterpillar&cupcakes'deco)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjskbAnvWaY&feature=related (JungleParty_handy cupcake decos)

Needs
http://www.bettycrocker.com/search/searchresults?sr=2&term=template (cute cake templates)

Others
http://anncoojournal.blogspot.com/2011/01/koi-fish.html (年年有余Jelly)